I’ve been struggling with something that sounds simple but is surprisingly annoying:

capturing content quickly across devices in a self-hosted environment.

On Android there’s share, on iOS shortcuts, on desktop copy/paste… but everything feels fragmented.

I often end up losing things or postponing them just because capturing isn’t frictionless.

Curious how others handle this.

  • Rivalarrival@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    3 hours ago

    Syncthing functions as a sort of decentralized Dropbox or Google drive, by keeping folder content synchronized across any number of devices. I haven’t tried the iOS clients, but android, Linux, and windows work great.

    • oldany@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      2 hours ago

      Yeah Syncthing solves the “where does the data live” part really well.

      What I kept struggling with is the step before that — actually capturing something in the moment, from whatever context you’re in.

      Even with sync in place, I always felt like I still had to decide where to put things and which tool to use.

      That’s where it starts to break down for me.

      • Rivalarrival@lemmy.todayEnglish
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        2 hours ago

        On my phone, my Screenshot folder is syncthing’d to my desktop, so most of the time, capturing something in the moment is as simple as dragging three fingers down my screen. My Camera and default Download folders are also syncthing’d, so just taking a picture or saving something from a browser has it captured across my devices.

        I also use Tududi, which has Telegram integration, for the quick note. Taking the note is just a matter of sending a message in Telegram, which is available on all my devices. Signal’s “Note To Self” feature is also useful; I trust it more than Telegram for sensitive data. In Firefox on my desktop, I have “Automatic Tab Opener” (Browser extension) pulling up my Tududi inbox every hour, reminding me to actually deal with the notes I have previously taken.

        • oldany@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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          1 hour ago

          That’s actually a really solid setup.

          What always got me personally is exactly that — over time I’d end up with multiple “entry points” depending on context (screenshot, chat, browser, notes…).

          Each one works, but I’d still need to mentally switch between them depending on what I’m capturing.

          I kept wishing for something where the entry point is always the same, no matter the context.